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Johannesburg · South Africa · February 2025
Visas issued at Johannesburg in February 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,971 | 45% | 1,783 | 1,786 |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 1,669 | 38.1% | 697 | 1,958 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 208 | 4.8% | 228 | 169 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 179 | 4.1% | 122 | 152 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 125 | 2.9% | 131 | 85 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 28 | 0.6% | 28 | 30 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 21 | 0.5% | 1 | 5 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 19 | 0.4% | 36 | 40 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 0.4% | 29 | 23 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 12 | 0.3% | 13 | 12 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 12 | 0.3% | 99 | 29 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 11 | 0.3% | 4 | 4 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 11 | 0.3% | 23 | 15 |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R1 | 11 | 0.3% | 4 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 10 | 0.2% | 12 | 2 |
| R1 | Alien in a religious occupation | 10 | 0.2% | 4 | 4 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 9 | 0.2% | 10 | 31 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 9 | 0.2% | 1 | 0 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 8 | 0.2% | 12 | 19 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 7 | 0.2% | 9 | 5 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 6 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | 5 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 4 | 0.1% | 6 | 1 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0.1% | 2 | 2 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 2 | 0% | 2 | 1 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0% | 8 | 3 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 3 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 4 | 0 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 34 | 24.1% | 11 | 0 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 20 | 14.2% | 7 | 13 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 18 | 12.8% | 11 | 28 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 14 | 9.9% | 9 | 9 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 11 | 7.8% | 18 | 55 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 5.7% | 4 | 31 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 7 | 5% | 4 | 9 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 7 | 5% | 16 | 13 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 5 | 3.5% | 2 | 11 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 5 | 3.5% | 0 | 0 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 2.8% | 2 | 8 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 3 | 2.1% | 0 | 3 |
| IH3 | Child adopted abroad by U.S. citizen under Hague Convention | 2 | 1.4% | 1 | 0 |
| CR2 | Child of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 4 |
| SB1 | Returning resident | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 1 |
Context
| February 2025 | Johannesburg | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 4,376 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | +33% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | 0% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 141 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 7 days; F, M, J 1 day; H, L, O, P, Q 7 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Johannesburg issue in February 2025?
4,376 nonimmigrant visas and 141 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 47th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Johannesburg?
January 2025: 3,279 nonimmigrant visas (+33% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 4,389 (0%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,971 (45%), H2A 1,669 (38.1%), C1/D 208 (4.8%), J1 179 (4.1%), H2B 125 (2.9%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.